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ONE Championship: Shadow survives hydration scare at Fight Night 40 weigh-ins as one athlete fails
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/02/2026
» Shadow Singha Mawynn endured an anxious few hours at the scales before finally securing his place in Saturday’s ONE Championship interim featherweight Muay Thai title fight.
Rethinking global health finance
Oped, Walter O Ochieng & Tom Achoki, Published on 06/02/2026
» For the past half-century, the economics of global health were straightforward. Under the so-called "grant-based" approach, rich countries donate to poor countries, which use the funds to meet their populations' health needs. Success was measured by services provided or lives saved, rather than by balance sheets. While this model was far from perfect, the latest approach replacing it -- focused on using tools like guarantees and blended finance to crowd in private capital -- threatens to produce even worse outcomes.
ONE Championship: Teshya Noelani Alo embraces underdog role as Helena Crevar weight controversy adds spice to Fight Night 39
Nick Atkin, Published on 23/01/2026
» Teshya Noelani Alo was already preparing to give up close to 10 pounds to Helena Crevar when ONE Championship presented her with the biggest opportunity of her grappling career.
ONE Championship: Helena Crevar debut moves to openweight, Pedro Dantas lone miss at Fight Night 39 weigh-ins
Nick Atkin, Published on 22/01/2026
» Helena Crevar’s ONE Championship debut will now take place at openweight after the teenage submission grappling prodigy and opponent Teshya Noelani Alo agreed to a late switch ahead of Thursday evening’s official weigh-ins in Bangkok.
Pets, pedis and peppermints: When the diva is a donkey
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Traffic stops and hallways clear as the diva arrives, her attendants escorting her backstage ahead of her rendition of the role she's perfected over years of delighting audiences.
ONE Championship: Shadow vs Kartoum scrapped from Fight Night 38 after hydration fail
Nick Atkin, Published on 05/12/2025
» Shadow Singha Mawynn’s return to the ONE Championship ring is off after his featherweight Muay Thai bout with Enzo Kartoum was officially scrapped on Friday morning, reducing ONE Fight Night 38 to seven bouts.
ONE Championship: Aliff questions Prajanchai’s motives ahead of Fight Night 38 – ‘A champ should be ready to face anyone’
Nick Atkin, Published on 05/12/2025
» Aliff Sor Dechapan has suggested ONE Championship strawweight Muay Thai king Prajanchai PK Saenchai is delaying their title showdown, saying “a champ should be ready to face anyone” ahead of his catchweight bout against Ramadan Ondash at ONE Fight Night 38.
Chula, Industry Leaders Launch Future-Ready LGO Programme
Published on 25/11/2025
» In a significant milestone for Thailand’s higher education system, Chulalongkorn University has signed an MOU with five founding partners — Bangkok Bank, SCG, Indorama Ventures, Banpu and True Corporation — to advance the Chula Leaders for Global Operations (Chula LGO) programme, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Leaders for Global Operations (MIT LGO). The initiative aims to cultivate innovative future leaders capable of driving industrial transformation and supporting a sustainable economy. Applications are open until 28 February 2026 at chulalgo.com.
Bangkok Bank, MIT aid SMEs and farmers
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 03/11/2025
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a well-known educational institution, to bring the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation to Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the agricultural sector.
Curb S112 abuse
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/09/2025
» Re: "Thaksin acquittal sparks debate", (BP, Aug 31). To prevent abuse of our lese majeste law, S112, we should follow law Professor Olarn Thinbangtieo of Burapha University's suggestion that all lese majeste complaints be vetted by a body of prosecutors, judges, academics, and civil society representatives, operating like a prosecutor's screening panel but with broader representation, before proceeding to court.